adjective

in-faustus

fem. in-fausta · neut. in-faustum

unfortunate; Neutr. subst; a misfortune poetic ••

unfortunate, unpropitious (poet. and post-Aug.): infaustas exurite puppes, Verg. A. 5, 635: nomen, id. ib. 7, 717: auspicium, id. ib. 11, 347: gradus, Ov. M. 3, 36: dies, Tac. H. 2, 91: castra, id. A. 1, 30.—Neutr. subst.: in-faustum, i, n., a misfortune: infausto Atheniensium, Plin. 16, 36, 66, § 169.—Adv.: infaustē, unfortunately (late Lat.), Cassiod. An. 12.

Perseus ID: n23129 Key: infaustus